Honduras - El Campito [Bourbon]

Our coffees are roasted freshly every Friday. After roasting, shipping will take around 2-3 days. Keep in mind our coffee is standard shipped as whole beans. Write us in the order notes in case you would like your coffee ground.

This coffee is medium roast for espresso (suitable for espresso and if you like a medium roast for filter)

Familia Romero

The El Campito coffee is grown by Rosa and Leonardo Romero. Their farm is located in Corquin, Santa Rosa. The region is located in the southwest of Honduras, next to the Celaque National Park. The park was established in 1987 and has with 2870 m.a.s.l. the highest peak of Honduras.

The farm is located in between microclimates and is very suitable to grow the Bourbon variety. The variety is culturally and genetically one of the most important arabica varieties, known for its excellent quality on high altitudes.

French missionaries introduced Bourbon from Yemen to Bourbon Island (now La Réunion, east of Madagascar ) in the early 1700s. Until the mid-19th century, Bourbon did not leave the island. But beginning in the mid-1800s, the variety spread to new parts of the world as the missionaries moved to establish footholds in Africa and the Americas. The Bourbon variety was introduced to Brazil around 1860, and from there rapidly spread north into other parts of South and Central America, where it is still cultivated today. 

Why we chose this coffee

This is our first coffee from Honduras and meant to be our standard coffee as a sweet alternative to Brazilian coffees. This coffee has a medium body, pecan and caramel sweetness and dried fruit acidity. It is a bit softer and sweeter in milk coffees in comparison with Brazilian coffee. 

Educafé

The coffee is imported by Giovanni of Educafé. His first import to Europe started with Tio Pedro Romero. They started with 690 kilo of a parinema variety. The next year Pedro connected Educafé to his nephews who showed them a lot of professionalism. That resulted in a further family collaboration. They started working with Rosa and Leonardo, Pedro’s cousin's parents. Giovanni from Educafé said they value relationships that encompass family values. Now two generations of Romero come together who have lived through very different times in this industry. They can be consistent with the information that was taught at home and grow together with the new developments in the market.